Reversible garment



May 8,' 1945.

M. K AUFMANN REVERSIBLE GARMENT Filed Oct. 14, 1942 ATTORNEY Patented May 8, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE i I 2,375,562 i REVERSIBLE GARMENT Milton Kaufmann, Belle Harbor, N. Y.

Application October 14, 1942, Serial No. 461,919

1 Claim. This invention relates to garments, and more particularly to reversible coats.

'One object of the invention is to provide a reversible coat made of a single thickness of fabric the opposite sides of which differ from each other in appearance or in other. characteristics, the construction of the garment being such that the coat has a finished appearance, irrespective of theside thereof which is positioned as the outer sideofthe garment. i

Another object of the invention is the provision in a reversible garment of sets of pockets on both sides of the .coat so that when the latter is reversed, oneof the pockets of the set is disposed in proper relation on the outer side of the coat without requiring any rearrangement of the pocket other than thatincidental to the disposition of one side or the otherof the coat as the outer side of the garment.

A further object of the invention, in reference to a type of coat in which the sleeves are provided with straps near the free ends thereof, is the provision .of, a construction which enables the same strapsto be positioned on the outer sides of the sleeves in either of the reversible conditions of the garment.

A yet further object of the invention is generally to providea reversible coat of improved construction whereby the coat can consist of a single thicknessof fabric or other suitable sheet material and which has a finished appearance in respect to the seams and other details of construction of the garment. l

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be fully understood from the following description considered in connection with the accompanying illustrative drawing. c

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a coat embodying the present invention, parts of the coat beingfolded back for the purpose of illustration;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view,on a largefscale, on

the line 2-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, on

a larger scale, on the line 3-3 of Fig. l;

Fig, 3A is a sectional view on the line 3A--3A of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing another type of coat;

Fig. 5 is a view, on a larger scale, of part of the sleeve of the coat illustrated in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5, the end of the strap being detached.

lines of stitching 35.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the coat ll] embodying the present invention may be made of said fabric may have a twillfinish. Also, it will be understood that said fabric may have a waterproof or water-repellent characteristic or finish on eitherone or both sides thereof.

As here shown, the coat comprises a body portion including the back l2 and the front portions l4, each consisting of a single thickness of the fabric or othermaterial, said front portions being secured (to the back portion by seams l6.

Said front portions have facings l8 constituted by integral folded portions stitched down by the seams 20.

The lower edge of the coat has a hem 22 constituted'by an upwardly folded part of the back and front portions of the garment, said upwardly folded part being stitched inposition at its upper edge by the seam 24. vAlso, preferably a plurality of lines of stitching 26 are run through said hem portions for adding stifiness thereto when such stifiness is desired. Said coat is also provided with a reversible collar 218 and i with the usual sleeves, one of which is indicated at 3i], which are also reversible. The sleeves 30 are attached by seams 3! which have, a finished appearance on both sides of the coat. Said finished seam 3| is shown more clearly in Fig; 3A, and it will be noted that the stitched edges of the sleeve and of the garment at the armhole are folded inwardly as indicated at 33, and are stitched together in overlapped relation by the The front portions M are provided,-respectively, with rows of buttonholes 32 and 34 and withrows ofbuttons 3t and 38, the different rows of buttons36' and 38 being on opposite sides, respectively, of the front portionsof stituting similar but reversely located means on the front portions, respectively, of the coat for fastening said front portions to each other substantially in the same way, irrespective of which side of the body portion of the coat is arranged as the outer side thereof.

The coat is provided with pockets on both sides thereof, the outer pockets being indicated at 40 and the inner pockets being indicated at 42, it

rows of buttonholes conbeing understood that when the coat is reversed from the condition illustrated in Fig. 1, pockets 40 will be positioned on the inside of the coat while pockets 42 will be positioned on the outer sides of the coat. By reference to Fig. 2, it will be noted that the pair of inner and outer pockets 40 and 42 has a part 44 of the front portion of the fabric common thereto, said part 44 constituting the inner side of eachof said pockets. The outerqsid'erof" pocket 40 is-constituted by a piece of fabric-4'6 stitched to part 44 completely around said piece of fabric 46 except the top hemmed portion 48 thereof which provides the pocket opening. The seam by which pocket-forum-- 42 is secured to part 44 of front portion 124% other words, pocket 42 is substantially the same in construction as pocket 40; but is preferably somewhat smaller: than the latter so that' the seams of? the companion, pockets are laterally,

offset; thereby eliminating. excessive thickness in the, garment: at; the edges of said pockets. The top-opening of pocketWZisihdicated at 58;

The seams by which various'portions" of the, garment are joined toeachother are" such that the'garment has'a'finished' appearance, irrespective ofwhicliside of the garment is disposed as theouter-side thereof." Thus; for example; at the seams I6 by which" the front portions 14 are stitched-tb-thebackportion I2'-' of the garment; the edges of said' portions are inturned' and stitched down as shown more clearly in Fig.3 tov provide-the folded-edge portions '58 and" 60 at said seamsp Asdescribed above, sleeves" 30' are securedin-the armholesof the garment *by'similar sea ms asshown'inFig: 3A; Likewise, asindicated at 62 -in Fig: 3, the facing portions [8 have inupper edgemf' thehem portion issimilarly constituted by -a folded edge as is also the upper' Itwi1l be und'erstood that: in' order-to reverse coat lfltfromthe condition illustrated" in Fig; 1;

it is merely necessary to turn sleevesflflofsaid:

of the garment. A1so,'as here shown, the sleeves 30A of coat IUA are provided with straps 14 near the free ends of said sleeves. Strap 14 is-stitched at one end thereof by the seam 16 to an edge portion 18 of one part 80 of the sleeve. Said sleeve part 80 and the companion part 82 of the sleeve are stitched to each other for their full lengths at the seam 84 and also at the seam 86,

except at said part 18. This leaves a slit 88 in the: sleeve through which: strap 1241' can be projected-when the sleeve turned inside out upon reversing the garment, so that the strap will be positioned on the outer side of the sleeve. Buttons .BDRand-QZ are provided on the part 82 of the sleeve at'opposite sides thereof and strap 14 is pmvidedzwithazbuttonhole 92 for engaging either of said. buttons which is positioned on the outer side of the sleeve; In Fig. 6 the strap 14 is shown detached: from button 90 and it will be understood that when said strap is attached to said button, the outer end of the"sleeve" is gathered somewhat, shown inpFig; 5i fordecreasingthe size of i the sleeve opening aroundflthewearers handf Thus it is seenthat the-garmentconstruction described aboveiswell adapted to accomplish the' several objects of th invention: It willbe understood" that while t-h'egarments are illustr-ated as raincoats or top coats; the invention may be embodied in other-types of coats or jaclrets for meng women-andchildren; It willbeurrderstood it also that the illustrated embodiment of the invention I certain changes in the=-details of construction and in thearrangement of parts may be made without-departing from" the-underlying ideaof'this invention;- Accordinglm Fdo not-wish to be limited" to theinventiontas herein shown; or described exoept -to the-extentwhioh may be required by the-=scope-of the appended coat-inside out' and to reverse the folded position'v of -collar 2-8 at the edge-66-'of-'saidcollar which is' stitched to the-- upstanding bandportion 68: When-the coat is reversed; thebuttons 36* willbeon: the outer side: of the garment while: the buttons- 3&3 will be onthe inner" side of theganment, said butt0ns -36 being engageable inbut- 17011110168; 34-; of; the: opposite front: portion of the claim; 7

Having-,ithus: describedmy invention; what I claim and-desire tosecure=by Letters Patent is:

Aareversible coat comprising: a main body por' tion: formed? of: a fabric of single" thickness; theoppos-ite sides of said fabric constituting theinner and outer sides, respectively, of' saidbody-portibn, andisleeves :seoure'd ito =saidlbody portion, 'oneside or the othen off said body" portion being disposed on' the outer side' of 'thecoat by' turningthesleeves=-inside out throughtherespective-'= arm-- holes of thecoat, the-attachmentof' said sleeves to said {body portion being 'constitutedi -by finish-ed seams 0n the insideand on theout'sid'emf the coat; and pocketsprovided on saidbody portion,

' said body portion formingtheinn'ers-ide wall of each pocket: the outer side wallsof said pockets being constituted by=pieces of fabric stitched to' said body portion on opposite faces thereofex cept at an edge portion of said pieces of fabric, said; last: mentioned edge portionsdefining the pocket openings, one of said pieces having its stitched: edge or seam: offset late-rally ofthe stitched. edgeor= seam of-"the otherof'said pieces.

MILTON KAUFMA-NN". 

